Theodora Goss is a fantasy and speculative fiction writer who often draws on folklore and literary history. She is the author of the poetry collection Songs for Ophelia and has contributed to anthologies like Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms and People of the Book. Her work has also been featured in The Long List Anthology for her Hugo-nominated stories.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Synopsis
In Victorian London, Mary Jekyll — daughter of a man whose name is forever entwined with a dark scientific secret — joins forces with other women from literary history to uncover truths buried beneath the city's shadows. Told through interwoven first-person accounts and framed by Catherine Moreau's journal, this gothic mystery weaves together characters drawn from Stevenson, Shelley, Wells, Stoker, and others as they confront their own pasts while solving a series of murders linked to Mary's father.
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Characters
Mary JekyllProtagonist
Catherine MoreauSupporting
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Edition
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's DaughterPaperback, 2017
416 pages
Saga PressLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9781534409637
